Collier County Sheriff’s changing version of events that led to police shooting of Nicolas Morales undermines public trust in the investigation and demands immediate transparency… A young Immokalee resident holds a sign during last month’s prayer vigil following the fatal police shooting of Nicolas Morales. Collier County Sheriff’s Office issues conflicting statements on last month’s fatal shooting of Nicolas Morales; Multiple discrepancies cast doubt on several key elements of the events leading up to Nicolas’ death at the hands of Collier County deputies; Immokalee community demands answers, transparency, including release of Nicolas Morales’ autopsy report, any dashboard camera footage of the incident, transcript of any communications among the three deputies involved… Shortly after 1:00 am on September 17th, on a quiet street in a housing development located just south of Immokalee called Farm Worker Village, Corporal Pierre Richard Jean of the Collier County Sheriff’s Office fired four gunshots from his service weapon at Nicolas Morales Besanilla, fatally wounding him. Nicolas was a farmworker, a single father of a 13-year-old son, and a longtime part of the CIW family. You can read our original post on his killing here. Since Nicolas’ shooting, his family and the broader Immokalee community have called on the Collier County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) to provide a complete and transparent accounting of the circumstances leading up to his death, including any audio or visual recordings of the encounter (unfortunately, as the shooting took place in the middle of the night, there is apparently no cell phone footage to provide a neutral bystander timeline of events). Instead, apart from releasing a recording of the 911 call that resulted in the deputies being dispatched to the scene, the CCSO has only issued three short statements on the shooting, each one adding critical— but conflicting— new details to the last. Indeed, rather than build a believable picture, and comprehensive understanding, of the 13 seconds between the deputies’ arrival on the scene and the firing of the four fatal shots, the CCSO’s statements contain a number of significant inconsistencies, factual discrepancies that prompt yet more urgent questions. In the end, rather than assuage the community’s concerns, the three statements only cast more doubt on any conceivable justification for Nicolas’ violent and untimely death at the hands of those committed to protecting — not killing — the public whom they serve. Click here to read the CCSO’s three different statements on the shooting, a brief analysis of some of the key inconsistencies among them and the questions they prompt, followed by the community’s demands for the immediate release of the information necessary for Nicolas’ son, his family, and his community to have faith that justice will be served. Read the latest update on the killing of Nicolas Morales and the community's call for transparency at the CIW website! Coalition of Immokalee Workers (239) 657 8311 | [email protected] | www.ciw-online.org Connect with us ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Coalition of Immokalee Workers | 110 S 2nd St, Immokalee, FL 34142 Unsubscribe [email protected] About our service provider Sent by [email protected] powered by Try email marketing for free today!